Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.

As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.

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        Ran as progressive, firmly supports the Palestinian genocide and not in a centrist hand-wringing way, a Schumer “God gave it to us/them” way, confirmed a bunch of Trump picks for no reason, said a bunch of centrist bullshit in general.

        Generally speaking, however, he’s voted along party lines when it counts and it’s not like he tiebroke anything.

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          Generally speaking, however, he’s voted along party lines when it counts and it’s not like he tiebroke anything.

          This is why the DNC will fight to keep him exactly where he is. Just watch. In 3 years they will be funding his campaign against anyone who dares to challenge him in the primary.

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      You sure can. I’d recommend you use google or chatgpt for that though. Thatd work much better than asking for what are essentially opinions from an anonymous chat room.